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PM Modi Praises Om Birla Ahead of No-Confidence Motion
PoliticsBBCcnbcDW+8digi24The IndependenthinduTimes of Indiahindustan-timesindian-expressnaftemporikindtv5d ago11 sources

PM Modi Praises Om Birla Ahead of No-Confidence Motion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Om Birla as an 'excellent Speaker' of the Lok Sabha, praising his impartiality and leadership ahead of a no-confidence motion.

Environmentstar-kenya10d ago

Heavy Rains and Floods Wreak Havoc in Kenya

Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Kenya, leading to school closures, submerged areas, and disruptions to travel, including a funeral procession in Narok. A tree also fell on a parked car in Kericho due to the downpour.

Aboitiz adds personnel to oversee vehicle flow at Laguindingan Airport
Businessinquirer11d ago

Aboitiz adds personnel to oversee vehicle flow at Laguindingan Airport

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Aboitiz InfraCapital Airports, the operator of Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental, has deployed additional security personnel and parking attendants at the premier airport in Northern Mindanao after receiving complaints from commuters about the management of the congested traffic situation. The move came as the company also adjusted its parking

The 8 at 8: Monday
Worldthe-journal15d ago

The 8 at 8: Monday

Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah fire, Jessie Buckley wins tops prize at Actor Awards and the experiences of Irish train commuters…

Speeding car climbs onto ‘invisible’ divider, overturns on Bhopal’s Ginnori road — watch
WorldTimes of India16d ago

Speeding car climbs onto ‘invisible’ divider, overturns on Bhopal’s Ginnori road — watch

A car dramatically flipped after hitting an unmarked road divider on Ginnori Road, Bhopal. CCTV footage shows the vehicle airborne before overturning. Miraculously, occupants and other commuters escaped serious injury. Residents and local officials are calling for improved safety measures, including reflectors and warning signs, on the hazardous divider to avert future accidents.

PM Modi flags off India’s fastest metro and Namo Bharat RRTS — routes, speed and benefits explained
PoliticsTimes of India23d ago

PM Modi flags off India’s fastest metro and Namo Bharat RRTS — routes, speed and benefits explained

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat services in Uttar Pradesh, dedicating development works worth Rs 12,930 crore. The 82 km Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor, designed for speeds up to 180 kmph, enhances regional connectivity. The Meerut Metro, operating on the same infrastructure, is set to become India's fastest metro network.

Motorway closure heaps misery on commuters, transporters, traders
PoliticswapoDawnPremium Times28d ago3 sources

Motorway closure heaps misery on commuters, transporters, traders

PESHAWAR: The prolonged closure of the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) by the PTI activists heaped misery on commuters, transporters and traders. The ruling party’s leaders and workers have closed M-1 at Swabi rest area since last Friday to demand early treatment of their incarcerated leader, Imran Khan, for “vision loss”. The closure of M-1, the main artery connecting Peshawar with the rest of the country, has put the Grand Trunk Road, the other major road, under immense strain as the neglected highway is unable to cater to the traffic diverted from the motorway. Also, the GT Road is facing closures by PTI activists, causing massive inconvenience to people travelling to attend urgent business meetings and exams, take international flights from Islamabad airport and seek treatment. The businessmen, whose supplies have got stuck along the road, are also distressed. Businessmen wonder why PTI govt troubling people of KP Jan Mulk, a businessman, who was travelling from Islamabad to Peshawar on Sunday evening, told Dawn that he left Islamabad at around 4:30pm and reached Attock at around 6:30pm before finding himself caught in a huge traffic jam at Attock crossing. “Hundreds of vehicles were stuck in a long traffic grid lock and there was not even any way to turn back,” he said. The businessman said that the Attock traffic gridlock forced him to return and spend the night in Islamabad before coming to Peshawar next morning. “There were women, children and elderly, with a large number of them being on foot due to road closure and unavailability of public transport,” he said. Mr Mulk said transporters in Attock were charging commuters Rs1,000 for a trip to Rawalpindi. Khan Zaman Afridi, president of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transporters Association, told Dawn that road closures had made life difficult for transports. “Nearly 3,000 vehicles leave Peshawar General Bus Stand on a daily basis but the number has dropped to around 1500 due to road closures,” he said. Mr Afridi said almost all public transport used the M-1 and now its closure has diverted all the traffic to the GT Road and a usual trip of two to three hours on motorway was taking over 10 hours on GT Road. “GT Road is not old GT Road and is full of potholes and full of vans, Qingqi motorcycle-rickshaws and push carts, so it is very difficult to traverse and now, the entire motorway traffic has been diverted to it, causing massive traffic snarl,” he said. Mr Afridi said that due to the road closures, many people had stopped travelling, and commuter arrivals at bus stands had almost halved as only people who had to attend urgent business meetings travelled in compulsion. “It is ironic that the KP government is inflicting pain on its own people,” he said. A representative of Faisal Movers told Dawn that his transport company had stopped its Peshawar-Islamabad operations since the start of the M-1 closure. Junaid Altaf, president of KP Chamber of Commerce and Industry, questioned the rationale for the motorway closure. “Who are they troubling? Is it the people of KP or residents of Punjab and Sindh who are being affected due to the M-1 closure?” Mr Altaf said that KP chief minister and his cabinet had been sitting in Islamabad for the past many days, leaving their offices and official duties unattended. He said that the prolonged closure of Pak-Afghan border points had already ruined the province’s business community and now, the politicians didn’t understand that the trucks stranded on the road to KP carried raw material to factories in the province and prolonged closure was hurting the business community as well as the economy of the province. “If PTI thinks the people of KP deserve this for voting them to the powers, then it is ok and we deserve it,” he said. Malik Sohni, president of All Pakistan Agriculture Produce Traders Federation, told Dawn that road closures had resulted in an over 10pc increase in the vegetable prices in the provincial capital. He said that in the current season, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, okra, garlic, peas and leafy vegetables were transported from Punjab to Peshawar. Mr Sohni said that as vegetables were perishable, prolonged blockages not only caused spoilage but also drove the prices up. “Prices automatically go up when fresh supplies don’t reach on time,” he said. Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2026

KP remains cut off from rest of country as PTI continues protest
WorldDawn29d ago

KP remains cut off from rest of country as PTI continues protest

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained cut off from rest of the country on Sunday as activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf continued their protest on third consecutive day and blocked all entry and exit points of the province. The PTI activists have blocked Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway at Swabi’s Anbar Interchange, GT Road at Khairabad Bridge, Dera Ismail Khan-Bhakkar Road, Lakki Marwat-Mianwali Road, Hazara Motorway at Abbottabad-Havelian Interchange, Kohat-Pindi Road near Khushal Garh and Upper Kohistan-Gilgit Karakoram Highway. Protesters remained present all the time at exit and entry points and did not allow a single vehicle to enter the province, causing serious problems to passengers and motorists destined to Islamabad and other parts of the country. Former governor Shah Farman, PTI Peshawar district president Irfan Saleem, deputy secretary information Ikram Khattana and other leaders of the party were present at Khairabad Bridge, connecting Attock district of Punjab with KP. Commuters, motorists face hardships Protesters have been demanding of the government to shift PTI founder Imran Khan from jail to hospital for treatment of his eye by doctors of his choice. Speaking on the occasion, Shah Farman said that under Article-4 of the Constitution, no authority could deny treatment of his choice to a patient. He said that the people, who were not allowing treatment of Imran Khan through doctors of his choice, would be responsible if his eye was further damaged. PTI workers blocked Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway near Swabi Interchange to all types of traffic, vowing to stay on roads till Imran Khan was shifted to hospital for medical treatment. Vendors were seen selling various eatables while setting up stalls on motorway, converting it into a market. PTI Swabi general secretary Afsar Khan told journalists that they were not ready to go back homes under any circumstances. “We will continue to sit here and if our demand is not accepted. This protest will continue. The federal government is responsible for the prevailing mess in the country,” he said. Stranded commuters said that government should take action against PTI workers to open the motorway to traffic because people, especially patients, were facing difficulties. “Where should we go, who should we beg, who should we ask and who should we request to open the motorway,” questioned Shahzad Khan, a resident of Peshawar. Uzair Khan, a resident of Gundam who was seriously injured in a firing incident on Saturday, was not allowed to reach a hospital in Peshawar through motorway. The circumstances forced his family to pass through Swabi and Mardan but he did not reach hospital and passed away. His relatives said that PTI workers were responsible for his death. During the last three days, it has been observed, that there is no rush at daytime at the venue of protest. In the afternoon youth start to arrive at rest area and in the evening there is a lot of crowd on motorway. PTI workers blocked roads at four key points in Dera Ismail Khan district on Sunday, suspending traffic and causing inconvenience to commuters and motorists. The sit-ins were held on Bhakkar Road, Multan Road, Chashma Road and CPEC route, bringing vehicular movement to a standstill at these locations. As a result, long queues of vehicles were seen on major arteries. Witnesses said that several commuters remained stranded for hours, while alternative routes also experienced heavy congestion due to diverted traffic. The protest is being held on the call of PTI central leaders, who have urged workers to demonstrate over the deteriorating health of Imran Khan and demand his immediate release. The district administration was monitoring the situation while residents called for restoration of traffic flow to ease their hardships. PTI activists continued protest demonstrations in Lakki Marwat and Karak districts on the second consecutive day on Sunday. A good number of party workers led by former district nazim Ishfaq Ahmad Khan Minakhel gathered at Darra Tang Point where they closed Bannu-Mianwali road, linking KP with Punjab and Islamabad via CPEC route. The closure of road on the second consecutive day troubled transporters and commuters as passenger and good transport vehicles queued up on both sides of the main artery. On the occasion, the former district nazim said that denial of access to healthcare and maltreatment by federal government had led to loss of Imran’s vision. He said that PTI activists had come on roads to hold peaceful protests against the PML-N government, which was responsible for the poor health of their party leader. In Karak, the PTI workers gathered outside Nashapa oil and gas field and staged a sit-in there. They stopped supply from the oil and gas field as oil tankers could not enter or come out of the area. An official of district administration confirmed disruption of oil supply from the field. PTI district president Inayat Khattak said that leaders and workers of the party decided in a meeting to shut down oil and gas fields in Makori, Nashapa and Gurguri to record their protest against non-provision of treatment facilities to Imran Khan. Published in Dawn, February 16th, 2026

DOTr: No basis for safety claims of lawmaker, MRT 3 employees
Worldinquirer1d ago

DOTr: No basis for safety claims of lawmaker, MRT 3 employees

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday disputed claims that the Metro Manila Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) has become unsafe, as alleged by the train line’s employees’ association and the freshman party list congressman who is championing the union’s claims. “Now that the price of crude oil is rising, commuters and

DOTr studying amount of fare hike
Businessphilstar5d ago

DOTr studying amount of fare hike

Commuters may soon be burdened with higher transport costs as fare rates are expected to increase because of soaring oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, Department of…

Fuel tanker crash blocks Accra-Kumasi highway; Fire Service warns of explosion risk
Businessmyjoyonline6d ago

Fuel tanker crash blocks Accra-Kumasi highway; Fire Service warns of explosion risk

A fuel tanker travelling from Tema to Kumasi has overturned on the Accra-Kumasi highway, spilling petrol onto the road and forcing a complete closure of the major transport corridor, leaving commuters and freight vehicles stranded. The Greater Accra Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service confirmed the accident and urged motorists to stay away from the scene due to the risk of explosion. “The road from Accra to Kumasi has been completely blocked. The only way you can access Ku...

Railways facing huge sustainability  gap, NA committee told
BusinessDawn25d ago

Railways facing huge sustainability gap, NA committee told

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways continues to face a significant sustainability gap, with its immediate obligations more than 10 times higher than the current operational surplus, a National Assembly panel was told on Thursday. “Against a current operational surplus of Rs2.4 billion, immediate obligations amount to Rs27.4 billion, highlighting a structural funding shortfall that requires strategic support and long-term financial restructuring to ensure sustainable operations,” Paki­stan Railways’ member of finance told the National Assembly’s Stan­ding Committee on Parli­amentary Affairs, which met here with Rana Iradat Sharif Khan, MNA, in the chair. The secretary of parliamentary affairs briefed the committee on the status of complaints received about Pakistan Railways pensioners to the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit. The member of finance told the committee that PR has undertaken active liability management to address longstanding emp­loyee obligations, disbursing Rs5.622bn tow­ards commutation payments (cleared up to 31 May, 2023) and Rs1.103bn towards leave encashment (cleared up to 31 March, 2024). He said while these measures reflect improved financial discipline and commitment to institutional responsibility, the huge gap between available resources and the obligations warranted some action. The representative from National Highway Authority (NHA) briefed the committee on the problems caused by traffic congestion on the Motorway Toll Plaza near Phoolnagar, Qasoor district. The committee was informed that in compliance with the approval of NHA Executive Board for revenue enhancement a new toll plaza was established at Phoolnagar, located at KM 1215-1216 in March 2025. Initially, a temporary structured toll plaza (3 × lanes on each side) was established on the existing road. Due to limited numbers of lanes, traffic congestion occurred frequently. Due to establishment of new toll collection regime, the commuters’ response was very slow for toll payments, resulting in long queues of locals at toll booths. Currently, a new 12-lane (6x lanes each side) toll plaza is 90 per cent completed. Published in Dawn, February 20th, 2026

Jos motorists groan as petrol price jumps to N1,300 per litre
Businessvanguard-ng7d ago

Jos motorists groan as petrol price jumps to N1,300 per litre

The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, has surged to N1,300 per litre in Jos, the Plateau State capital, inflicting fresh hardship on motorists, commuters, and residents already reeling from persistent economic pressures. The post Jos motorists groan as petrol price jumps to N1,300 per litre appeared first on Vanguard News.

Watch: Drunk man naps on track as train stops inches away
CultureTimes of India28d ago

Watch: Drunk man naps on track as train stops inches away

A man, reportedly intoxicated, was found sleeping on a railway track at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, halting Harbour Line services and delaying thousands of commuters. The incident, captured in a viral video, saw the train stop just in time, preventing a tragedy. Operations resumed after the man was safely removed.